On Friday, March 8, the Legislature hit the first self-imposed deadline to narrow the number of bills still eligible for debate, called the “funnel”. While there are a few exceptions for tax and budget bills, any bill that has not cleared a House or Se...

Democratic lawmakers outlined their agenda called Putting Iowans First at the State Capitol this week. After hearing from Iowans frustrated by the growing influence of special interests in the Legislature, lawmakers developed the agenda for the legisl...

The way Iowa selects judges has been a model for the nation for decades. It’s a merit based selection process that is fair, impartial, and non-partisan. The system was put in place in 1962 when our Iowa Constitution was updated to require vacancies i...

The 2019 Legislative Session is well underway. I’m excited about the opportunities this year to work together and address some of the challenges facing our state. As the Leader of Iowa House Democrats, our caucus is proposing several ideas this year t...